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AP Bootcamp Year 1: Getting Ready

AP Bootcamp, Case Studies

Creating a Summer Prep Course for AP Students - Funded Project Watch this video on...

AP BootCamp Year 2: In the Classroom

AP Bootcamp, Case Studies

AP BOOT CAMP funded by the LIGHT Awards Program Watch this video on...
Mills Teacher Scholars Showcases Work of LIGHT Awards Team

Mills Teacher Scholars Showcases Work of LIGHT Awards Team

Inquiry into ELD, Announcements, Case Studies, News

Summer 2016 – Congratulations to the Inquiry into ELD LIGHT Awards team at Life Academy in Oakland, whose work is highlighted in this video produced by Mills Teacher Scholars. Partnership with MTS provided the theoretical framework, timeline, and outside...
LIGHT Awardee Receives Dual Honors for Language Instruction

LIGHT Awardee Receives Dual Honors for Language Instruction

World Language, Announcements, News

Spring 2016 – We are proud to share the recent accomplishments of Tomokazu Morikawa, teacher at George Washington High School in San Francisco and Cohort 2 “World Language: Japanese” LIGHT Awards project team member. Tomokazu has recently received two exciting...

Project Based Learning with a Maker Mindset

Alameda County, PBL-Maker Mindset, Elementary School, STE(A)M, 2016, Funded Projects, News

The team of four elementary school teachers will pilot a Project Based Learning (PBL)/Maker-Centered program.

Taking Flight

San Joaquin County, Elementary School, STE(A)M, 2016, Funded Projects, Portfolio

The team of five elementary school teachers will develop vertically-aligned STEM Project Based Learning (PBL) units on a central theme: Flight.

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2026

  • Cultivating Classrooms for Healing and GrowthMay 12, 2026
  • Assessing Foundational Literacy for NewcomersMay 12, 2026
  • Deepening Multilingual Newcomers’ Math ConnectionsMay 12, 2026
  • Designing Advisory for Access, Belonging, and ConnectionMay 12, 2026
  • Elevating Educator Well-BeingMay 12, 2026
  • Empower Every Reader to Succeed!May 12, 2026
  • Empowering Multilingual Learners with Meaningful EducationMay 12, 2026
  • Strengthening Studio Arts InstructionMay 12, 2026
  • Stronger Together: Co-Teaching GrowthMay 12, 2026
  • Designing Impactful ELD for Dual Language ClassroomsMay 12, 2026
  • Union Maya ProjectMay 12, 2026

2025

  • Restorative Justice from Diverse PerspectivesMay 13, 2025
  • PLC Global Ambassadors – College Park ElementaryMay 13, 2025
  • Mindful Mentoring for Teacher Leaders at GarfieldMay 13, 2025
  • Marshall Elementary Multilingual Learner Support ProjectMay 13, 2025
  • GLAD Training for ELD TeachersMay 13, 2025
  • Foundational Literacy and Syntax for Newcomer Multilingual LearnersMay 13, 2025
  • Engaging Minds: Multisensory Learning Interventions for Elementary ClassroomsMay 13, 2025
  • Developing Strong Mathematical Thinking in the ClassroomMay 13, 2025
  • Creating Culture through CollaborationMay 13, 2025
  • Collaborative Problem Solving: Help Ignite a Future of HopeMay 13, 2025
  • Building Equitable Access to Learning for Multilingual Learners in the Secondary ClassroomMay 13, 2025

2024

  • Cultivating our Collective Efficacy to Support Future Social Justice LeadersJune 10, 2024
  • Ecosystems of Ethnic Studies for Social Justice (ESSJ)June 10, 2024
  • Equity for SMHS Science StudentsJune 10, 2024
  • Bilingual DEI Learning through Project Based LearningJune 10, 2024
  • Inquiry to Empower Collective EfficacyJune 10, 2024
  • Cultivating Conversation: Increasing Student Talk in the ClassroomJune 10, 2024
  • Transforming Our Kinder-First Grade Literacy ProgramJune 10, 2024
  • Unlocking the Science of BiliteracyJune 10, 2024
  • Returning to our Roots: Crafting Empowering LearningJune 10, 2024

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IMPORTANT DATES


September 14, 2026 / Next Application Cycle (LOI) Opens


November 12, 2026 / Application Cycle (LOI) Closes at 5:00 PM Pacific


Spring 2027 / Cohort 14 Awardees Announced


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